Legal Opinion
State v. Morris
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 1965No. 7684PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMPTON, Justice.
The respondent, Will Harrison, appeals from a judgment finding him guilty of criminal contempt by reason of the publication of certain articles during the pend-ency of the case, State of New Mexico v. Morris. He was sentenced to serve ten days in the Dona Ana County jail and fined $250.00, the fine being suspended upon payment of $250.00 in court costs.
C. N. (Bill) Morris, an assistant district attorney at Carlsbad, New Mexico, was charged with the crime of involuntary manslaughter in the killing of five people in Eddy County on June 22, 1963, while driving under the…
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